Akodara | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Entrance gate of Akodara village | |
  Akodara Location in Gujarat, India  Akodara Akodara (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°31′53″N 72°59′19″E / 23.5312591°N 72.9886454°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Sabarkantha |
| Elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,191[1] |
| Sex ratio 538/653 ♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 383001 |
| Telephone code | 02772 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-GJ |
| Post office | Vishwamangalam (B.O) |
| Website | akodara-digitalvillage |
Akodara is a village in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat State, India. It is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away from Himmatnagar, 41 kilometres (25 mi) from district headquarter Sabarkantha and 64 kilometres (40 mi) from state capital Gandhinagar. The village is administrated by Sarpanch.
The village is known to be India's first digital cashless village where most of the people use digital method to make payments between rupees 10 to 5000. In 2015, The village was adopted and developed by the ICICI Foundation as a digitised village with a rural branch of the bank.[2]
- ^ "Population of Akodara as of 2011". Census of India.
- ^ "No cash, no worries for this 'digital' village". thehindubusinessline.com.